SNF Dialogues: “Spectators or Citizens?”

Date: Wednesday, 27th September
Location: Peiraios 260
Curation and moderation: Anna-Kynthia Bousdoukou, iMEdD Managing Director/SNF Dialogues Executive Director
Panelists:
Dr. Laurie Ouellette, Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, University of Minnesota
Dr. Darren Lilleker, Professor of Political Communication, Bournemouth University

About the live discussion
This live discussion with Dr. Laurie Ouellette and Dr. Darren Lilleker will delve into the media's shift from a democratic tool to a profit-driven entity. The experts will address how this transformation has led to a rise in news avoidance and “media malaise”, leaving many feeling powerless and disengaged from civic life.
The discussion will also cover the concept of the “tele-citizen”—individuals who interact with politics solely through social media, often prioritizing personality over policy— as well as the emerging trends like slow journalism and constructive journalism aimed to re-engage the public in civic participation.
The SNF Dialogues are held through the journalism non-profit organization iMEdD (incubator for Media Education and Development).
*The opinions expressed by Dialogues participants, whether officially representing institutions and organizations or themselves alone, at events, in articles, or in other audiovisual media are solely their own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) or iMEdD. Speakers' remarks are made freely, without prior guidance or intervention from the team.